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Belvedere Tower (Strutzberg Tower) – Mooshütte Forest Inn loop from Bantorf
RoutesHiking trails & RoutesGermanyLower SaxonyRegion HannoverBarsinghausen
Belvedere Tower (Strutzberg Tower) – Mooshütte Forest Inn loop from Bantorf
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Belvedere Tower (Strutzberg Tower) – Mooshütte Forest Inn loop from Bantorf
01:16
4.66km
60m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: June 18, 2026
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124 m
Deister Alm
Highlight • Restaurant
Nice restaurant with a beer garden to stop for a break. Beautiful view. If you don't want to hike here, you can also come by car.
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1.79 km
Belvedere Tower (Strutzberg Tower)
Highlight • Viewpoint
The Belvedere Tower is beautiful, almost a little enchanted. Despite the steel construction, which was subsequently raised in 1987, there is only a clear view in one direction, otherwise the trees block the view. The fountain director in Nenndorf, Freiherr von Hanstein-Knorr, had the lookout tower built on the Strutzberg between 1850 and 1852 at his own expense, which is why the tower is also called the Strutzberg Tower. A number of wealthy spa guests supported the construction. The Hanstein-Knorr family coat of arms with the year 1852 is attached to the outer wall of the octagonal stone tower. The Idaturm in Harrl and the Wilhelmsturm in the Rehburg mountains, which were built in 1847 in the neighboring Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe, probably served as inspiration for the Chamberlain of Schaumburg.
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2.20 km
Mooshütte Shelter (Deister)
Highlight • Mountain Hut
The Cecilienhöhe is a good starting point for hikes in the Deister, but the noise of the motorway is very disturbing
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3.09 km
Mooshütte Forest Inn
Highlight • Mountain Hut
Very nice inn with a rustic atmosphere. The food tastes good. Since May 1st, 2016 there has also been a stamping point for the Deister hiking badge here. The hiking pass is available free of charge in the Mooshütte.
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3.10 km
Mooshütte Deister
Highlight • Restaurant
Originally, where the Mooshütte is today, there was a shelter made of sticks and moss, next to a small pond that was fed by the Hessian spring.
As early as 1895, the innkeeper of the Königseiche in Bantorf, Fritz Hecht, had been running the restaurant at the spring with a horse and cart, and only when the weather was good.
In 1924, Fritz Hecht had the building of today's Mooshütte built, but it only contained a bar and a kitchen and was only later converted to residential use.
In 1940, an ice and storage cellar was built into the mountain behind the Mooshütte, which always had the same temperature in summer and winter.
In 1951, the steel construction company Preussag began emergency mining facilities around the Mooshütte.
In 1954, the hall was added to the left of the building. Five years later, the Mooshütte was taken over by the daughter of the innkeeper Friedolf Hecht and her family, the Watermann family, who continued to expand the Mooshütte. After mining ceased in 1960, the Watermann family had the washhouse converted into a guest house.
In October 1998, the Mooshütte was purchased by the Flügge family from Schmarrie, who had been interested in the building for some time and were in negotiations with the previous owner. They immediately set about renovating the property.
On May 1, 1999, the Mooshütte opened its doors as a restaurant for day trippers and hikers. Since then, the Mooshütte has once again enjoyed its traditionally lively popularity.
In the 2000s, further extensive renovations took place. There were new extensions and further redesigns.
Source: mooshuette.de/#hi
As early as 1895, the innkeeper of the Königseiche in Bantorf, Fritz Hecht, had been running the restaurant at the spring with a horse and cart, and only when the weather was good.
In 1924, Fritz Hecht had the building of today's Mooshütte built, but it only contained a bar and a kitchen and was only later converted to residential use.
In 1940, an ice and storage cellar was built into the mountain behind the Mooshütte, which always had the same temperature in summer and winter.
In 1951, the steel construction company Preussag began emergency mining facilities around the Mooshütte.
In 1954, the hall was added to the left of the building. Five years later, the Mooshütte was taken over by the daughter of the innkeeper Friedolf Hecht and her family, the Watermann family, who continued to expand the Mooshütte. After mining ceased in 1960, the Watermann family had the washhouse converted into a guest house.
In October 1998, the Mooshütte was purchased by the Flügge family from Schmarrie, who had been interested in the building for some time and were in negotiations with the previous owner. They immediately set about renovating the property.
On May 1, 1999, the Mooshütte opened its doors as a restaurant for day trippers and hikers. Since then, the Mooshütte has once again enjoyed its traditionally lively popularity.
In the 2000s, further extensive renovations took place. There were new extensions and further redesigns.
Source: mooshuette.de/#hi
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3.28 km
Mining Cart at Strutzbergstollen
Highlight • Monument
The Strutzbergstollen is a former mine tunnel in the Deister at Bad Nenndorf in Lower Saxony. Until its closure in 1960, the last hard coal in the Deister district was promoted here. After the tunnels had been shut down, the Waschkaue together with the Steiger-, Bad-, Verbandszimmer and pit loading station was converted into a guesthouse. The building with stables, transformer and compressor station stood between this and the Mooshütte and was demolished. From the loading bunker next to the Waschkaue is still an outer wall recognizable.
The "Förderverein Besucherbergwerk Klosterstollen" informs with an information panel of the coal path at the Mooshütte to Strutzbergstollen and Mooshüttestollen. At the hut and at a crossroads in the Deister the Rieher club "Glück auf" has set up two trams as signposts.
Source (Wikipedia)
The "Förderverein Besucherbergwerk Klosterstollen" informs with an information panel of the coal path at the Mooshütte to Strutzbergstollen and Mooshüttestollen. At the hut and at a crossroads in the Deister the Rieher club "Glück auf" has set up two trams as signposts.
Source (Wikipedia)
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3.33 km
Strutzbergstollen Entrance
Highlight • Historical Site
After the Second World War, the demand for hard coal increased significantly in the early 1950s. As part of emergency mining, the Mooshütte tunnel was driven north of the Mooshütte in 1951.
On January 2, 1952, work began on the 202 m long Strutzberg tunnel south of the Mooshütte on the eastern slope of the Strutzberg (198 m above sea level). The tunnels were used to mine residual coal pillars.
About 70 miners were employed in both tunnels together. The coal of the approximately 50 cm thick seams was mined by the miners with simple means and often lying down and loaded into mining wagons. One pit horse at a time pulled up to 12 trams out of the tunnel to a loading bunker. Trucks transported the coal from here.
The operating buildings of the tunnel stood on the site of the Mooshütte. The forest restaurant and the mining operation arranged themselves in close proximity. The mining company provided the electricity and telephone connection, a barn for the landlord's cows was integrated into the mine building, and the miners stopped off at the Mooshütte at the end of their shift. Mine horses and tunnels were popular photo motifs for day trippers and spa guests from Bad Nenndorf.
After production in the Mooshütte tunnel had already ceased in 1954, it was decided in 1955 to shut down the Barsinghausen coal mine due to a lack of profitability. Coal mining in Shafts I – III in Barsinghausen and Shaft IV near Großgoltern ended in 1957. Preussag now managed the Strutzberg tunnel from Obernkirchen.
In 1960, around 1,400 t of coal were mined every month in the Strutzberg tunnel. With the cessation of operations on June 30, 1960, hard coal mining in the Deister coalfield ended after more than 300 years.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strutzbergstollen
On January 2, 1952, work began on the 202 m long Strutzberg tunnel south of the Mooshütte on the eastern slope of the Strutzberg (198 m above sea level). The tunnels were used to mine residual coal pillars.
About 70 miners were employed in both tunnels together. The coal of the approximately 50 cm thick seams was mined by the miners with simple means and often lying down and loaded into mining wagons. One pit horse at a time pulled up to 12 trams out of the tunnel to a loading bunker. Trucks transported the coal from here.
The operating buildings of the tunnel stood on the site of the Mooshütte. The forest restaurant and the mining operation arranged themselves in close proximity. The mining company provided the electricity and telephone connection, a barn for the landlord's cows was integrated into the mine building, and the miners stopped off at the Mooshütte at the end of their shift. Mine horses and tunnels were popular photo motifs for day trippers and spa guests from Bad Nenndorf.
After production in the Mooshütte tunnel had already ceased in 1954, it was decided in 1955 to shut down the Barsinghausen coal mine due to a lack of profitability. Coal mining in Shafts I – III in Barsinghausen and Shaft IV near Großgoltern ended in 1957. Preussag now managed the Strutzberg tunnel from Obernkirchen.
In 1960, around 1,400 t of coal were mined every month in the Strutzberg tunnel. With the cessation of operations on June 30, 1960, hard coal mining in the Deister coalfield ended after more than 300 years.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strutzbergstollen
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4.32 km
Heisterburgweg
Highlight • Trail
Beautiful ascent to the Kammweg
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4.66 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
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3.44 km
1.21 km
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2.10 km
1.80 km
713 m
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